Contacts
Percy
Hankin (1966-1968)
Percy Hankin joined the Rifle Brigade as a boy soldier. He attended Kneller Hall and trained there as a bandsman, becoming skilled in the clarinet, violin and piano. As a soldier he served, among other places, in Malta. At the age of 21 his mother bought him out of the Army and he joined the Police. During the war he was recalled to the colours but surprisingly did not rejoin the Army. He had developed an interest in aircraft and persuaded the powers that be to allow him to enlist in the RAF. There he became an officer cadet and subsequently a fighter pilot flying Spitfires. He was later posted to Canada and then America as a pilot instructor. Percy died in April 1977.
Percy Hankin joined the Rifle Brigade as a boy soldier. He attended Kneller Hall and trained there as a bandsman, becoming skilled in the clarinet, violin and piano. As a soldier he served, among other places, in Malta. At the age of 21 his mother bought him out of the Army and he joined the Police. During the war he was recalled to the colours but surprisingly did not rejoin the Army. He had developed an interest in aircraft and persuaded the powers that be to allow him to enlist in the RAF. There he became an officer cadet and subsequently a fighter pilot flying Spitfires. He was later posted to Canada and then America as a pilot instructor. Percy died in April 1977.
